I've been advocating for years that the West Village location would be a terrific location for a multi-use recreation centre. Right on the Blue Line LRT and the BRT line, major road arteries N/S/W/E, the river pathway right there, and would service an area that is very underserved by a facility...

Just want to clarify that the above YMCA design is just an indicative one only; YMCA is currently in the process of selecting the prime consultant/architect for the actual project.

Walked by this yesterday and was thinking about taking a picture of this signage and sharing it here, haha. I hope this project turns out well, this is such a super gorgeous property! Side observation - despite the condition of the existing abandonded building (and whoa does it seem like it's...

If I could actually make that happen (and directly on the Plaza 54 site), what kind of ice cream should I sell? Discounts for Skyrise members, of course.

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Also wonder if we can get the client's name in the thread title switched from Beaverbrook to Cantiro if possible (just for the purposes of more accurate info)? They haven't been Beaverbrook in several years. No worries if not!

I work on the design side, and this is pretty much my universal opinion now. Large glulam/CLT is perhaps my favourite material by a country mile. It is so damn sexy when done right.

Not my issue, I'd let smart people in the finance world sort that boring stuff out. ;)

My dream - have a modular/covered stadium (20,000 seats expandable to 30,000 as necessary) located in downtown's West Village, used as the premier sports venue for Stampeders/Cavalry/Wild/Dinos/Cougars/amateur events/other events, paid for jointly by CSEC/ATCO/University of Calgary/MRU/City of...

Side note - the brick building that Cardinale is in is really gorgeous from that angle above. It's more 'everyday people-focused' in size and scale than large structures, and can resonate more directly and quickly with the average person (re: non-architectural nerds) from an urban contextual...

I'd love to know the architectural proponents as well; My guess is the majority of these submissions are teams - a design architect partnered with a local (re: Calgary) architect as a partner; someone that can attend regular meetings and stamp the drawings in Alberta. Would not be surprised if...

Thanks! Hadn't even seen this one before. Carry on.

Construction begins on the first of five new residential developments in East Village Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM · 8 min read https://www.calgarymlc.ca/articles/2026-construction-begins-on-the-first-of-five-new-residential-developments-in-east-village Sorry to divert from the Fairmont...

If anybody cares, this was ChatGPT's interpretation of cleaning up that rendering haha: EDIT: Eh... best not have people think this is the real thing, since it's not.

If interested, you can see the RFI that Canada Soccer has issued for a new National Training Centre initative; see below: https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-issues-request-for-information-for-national-training-centre-initiative/ Not available publicly; was a small, private commission...